Henry Strangways (pirate)

Henry Strangways (died 1562), also sometimes known as Strangwish, was an English "Gentleman Pirate" who attacked Spanish and other shipping. He was repeatedly imprisoned, and pardoned by highly placed friends, during his approximately eight-year piratical career, from about 1552 to 1560. His portrait painted by a fellow prisoner, Gerlach Flicke, resides today in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

For other people named Henry Strangways, see Henry Strangways (disambiguation).

Henry Strangways
Strangwish 1554 by Flicke
Bornfl. 1552
Dorset
Died1562
Rouen
Piratical career
NicknameHenry Strangwish
TypePirate
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